Bell Maze

Here is a simple, super cheap activity to make.  Clean a recycled Styrofoam meat tray.  Cut a pipe cleaner in half and then fold it in half.  Poke the pipe cleaners into the tray to make a small arch.  You can put the pipe cleaners in any order you wish.  Toss a jingle bell into the tray and practice getting the bell to roll under the arches.  The bell works well because it is not a perfect sphere so it rolls slower than a marble or small ball.

This activity encourages:

• bilateral coordination
• eye hand coordination
• visual motor skills
• motor planning
• grading of movements.